Zing Coffee Company produces Columbian coffee in batches of 6,500 pounds. The standard quantity of materials required in the process is 6,500 pounds, which cost $6 per pound. Columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9 per pound. Columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield Decaf Columbian, which can be sold for $12 per pound. The processing into Decaf Columbian requires additional processing costs of $13,130 per batch. The additional processing also causes a 5% loss of product due to evaporation.
Zing Coffee Company produces Columbian coffee in batches of 6,500 pounds. The standard quantity of materials required in the process is 6,500 pounds, which cost $6 per pound. Columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9 per pound. Columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield Decaf Columbian, which can be sold for $12 per pound. The processing into Decaf Columbian requires additional processing costs of $13,130 per batch. The additional processing also causes a 5% loss of product due to evaporation.
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Sell Regular Columbian (Alt. 1) or Process Further into Decaf
Columbian (Alt. 2)
October 6
Process
Sell
Differential
Further into
Regular
Effect
Decaf
on Income
(Alternative 2)
Columbian
Columbian
(Alternative 1)
(Alternative 2)
Revenues
Costs
Income (Loss)
Feedback
b. Should Zing sell Columbian coffee or process further and sell Decaf Columbian?
Process into Decaf Columbian
c. Determine the price of Decaf Columbian that would cause neither an advantage nor a disadvantage for processing further and selling Decaf Columbian. Round your answer to
two decimal places.
per pound

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Sell or Process Further
Zing Coffee Company produces Columbian coffee in batches of 6,500 pounds. The standard quantity of materials required in the process is 6,500 pounds, which cost $6 per pound.
Columbian coffee can be sold without further processing for $9 per pound. Columbian coffee can also be processed further to yield Decaf Columbian, which can be sold for $12 per
pound. The processing into Decaf Columbian requires additional processing costs of $13,130 per batch. The additional processing also causes a 5% loss of product due to
evaporation.
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